2 Peter 1:15 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Peter 1:15

13 Yes, I think it is right, ^aas long as I am in this tent, ^bto stir you up by reminding you,

14 ^aknowing that shortly I must¹ put off my tent, just as ^bour Lord Jesus Christ showed me.

15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my¹ decease.

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16 For we did not follow ^acunningly devised fables when we made known to you the ^bpower and ^ccoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were ^deyewitnesses of His majesty.

17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: ^a“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on ^athe holy mountain.

19 ¹And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a ^alight that shines in a dark place, ^buntil ^cthe day dawns and the morning star rises in your ^dhearts;

20 knowing this first, that ^ano prophecy of Scripture is of any private¹ interpretation,

Verse Comparison: 2 Peter 1:15

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American Standard Version
Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.

Amplified® Bible
Moreover, I will diligently endeavor [to see to it] that [even] after my departure (decease) you may be able at all times to call these things to mind.

Contemporary English Version
That is why I am doing my best to make sure that each of you remembers all of this after I am gone.

Darby English Version
but I will use diligence, that after my departure ye should have also, at any time, [in your power] to call to mind these things.

Good News Bible
I will do my best, then, to provide a way for you to remember these matters at all times after my death.

International Standard Version
And I will make every effort to see that you will always remember these things after I am gone.

King James Version
Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

New American Standard Bible
And I will also be diligent that at any time after my departure you will be able to call these things to mind.

New International Version
And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.

New King James Version
Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And I will diligently make sure that at any time after my departure you will have the capability of calling these things to mind.

Young's Literal Translation
and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

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